0184 DAY2: Smashing the field
Near noon, the huge convoy finally arrived at the eastern tidal flats of the destination.
This is the most famous seabird habitat near Leloland, where dozens of species of seabirds, in addition to the white pelican, live together in this barren area several kilometers wide.
Frigate birds, red-billed treafers, white-tailed breams, sea ducks, ...... It's more of an ordinary seagull of all kinds.
How to distinguish the pelican from the flock of birds flying across the sky and with little difference in appearance and shooting it accurately is the greatest pleasure of summer pelican hunting, but also the biggest difficulty.
Of course, although the proud and benevolent aristocratic lords can blast the heads of pagans without blinking, it is still difficult for them to kill the killer in the face of these cute little animals.
The main task of the hunt is the guards, and the task of the master is mainly to find a suitable shade, taste the cool sea breeze mixed with the smoke of gunpowder, and at the right time, give the appropriate reward to the guards with excellent marksmanship.
In the final analysis, the essence of all aristocratic activities is socialization, and there is only socialization.
The convoy found a sparsely wooded grassy slope and set up camp, and the sailors skillfully spread the tents, collected the dead branches, and began to build a fully functional field kitchen.
Acharin's valet had another task: they had to find the best shade from the trees, set up parasols, chaise longues and coffee tables, and prepare fruits, drinks, and gold coins for rewards.
Then there was Pierce, who was the centerpiece of the hunt and ran up the hill like a child with his assigned assistants, with the aim of identifying the firing sites as quickly as possible.
Compared with when he first joined the Chamber of Commerce, Pierce Jr., who has officially entered puberty, has grown a lot taller in the past six months, but Charleville is also a lot longer than the maritime commuter, and for Pierce, standing shooting is still a bit difficult.
Everyone was busy, Acharin was making a fuss on the top of the hill, and Lorraine and Henna, who had nothing to do, walked together into the woods, and successfully met Collingwood, who was in front of him, by following the mark.
"Major, is there any news in the city?"
"The caravan has entered the city, and Miss Sara has set up a fortune-telling shop in the central square, and only the male flamenco show has begun, although it is a little strange, but the people here have no knowledge, and they don't seem to think that there is much wrong."
"It seems that the scene of Acharin pickling up the girl has been unlocked again."
Collingwood gave Lorraine a strange look and decided not to bother with his strange words: "In the morning, Bell and I were there. Judea bumped into each other, and his buying had been going on since last night, at Miss Sarah's suggestion. With money to open the way, by now, he has taken down three dock gangs. ”
"Is the intelligence network working?"
"It's harder than expected, although the market is much more informative than before, but Prio is the local speaker, and the small gangs are reluctant to provoke him, and the bigger ones, Judea is worried that they are related to the speaker."
"Let Bell let go." Lorraine pondered for a moment, "The Landlord Snake's affair with the Speaker is an issue that we can't avoid, but we have no ill will towards the Speaker's family, and we have no intention of robbing him of his underground privileges. It's just a little bit of information, and he won't react too quickly. ”
"I'll let him know when I get back." Collingwood nodded, and stuffed a slender parchment roll into Lorraine's hand, "Zilnede has already arrived at the beach, the location of the station is not far from you, this is his specific position and firepower composition, there are more shooters, will it be too conservative for you to prepare only two guns?" ”
"Charleville is not easy to buy." Lorraine sighed helplessly, "Our ship is full of maritime commuters, and if we take it out, it will be exposed." ”
"Yes."
"Do your best, let it be the fate of heaven. Thankfully, today's goal is just to stir things up, just to ask you to go back and visit the black market more, and until the end of the operation, there will still be a handful of good things like Charleville. ”
"Understood."
After exchanging information, Collingwood disappeared into the woods, and Lorraine thought for a while, and asked Henna to go to Camp Zilned, and returned to the station alone, handing over the information on the other side to Pierce Jr.
For this kind of shooting subject with an average distance of more than 100 meters, even if Lorraine wants to help, he is actually a little helpless.
After a while, the camp was basically set up.
The fire has been lit, the smoke is curling, the oven is starting to preheat, and the cooks are beginning to methodically process the ingredients for lunch.
The first gunshots rang out in the woodland not far away.
The sound of thunder did not make a profit, but the frightened birds hula and flew into the sky, and in an instant the sky was full of silhouettes of birds, and in the blazing sun, the feathers that fell off flew like snowflakes.
Immediately afterwards, the gunshots rang out, and the birds became more and more panicked.
Lorraine whistled at the spectacular sight in front of her: "Pierce, is there any pressure?" ”
"Pressure?" Pierce's childish face put on a cute smile that harmless people and animals, "Big mouth, yellow beak, white all over, and black wing tips, this is the kind of bird, right?" ”
"That's right."
"There are so many in the sky......
He knelt on one knee on the felt, made the tall assistant kneel before him, straightened his waist, plugged his ears, and then put Charville's straight gun on the assistant's shoulder.
"The target distance is 180, the circling trajectory is fixed, the wind direction is northerly, and the wind force is level three......" he muttered to himself, slowly pulling his finger on the trigger and slowly pressing down, "Brother, is it really impossible to continue to increase the rate of fire with that kind of gun in Kentucky?" ”
Lorraine was stunned for a moment: "If someone can come up with a repulsion design, probably the rifled gun will soon become the mainstream, right?" ”
"Retreat?"
"It's rear-loading ammunition." Lorraine gestured with both hands to a memory bolt pull, "As soon as the bolt is pulled, the cartridge casings automatically eject from the loading port." ”
Pierce couldn't help but pout: "Really, how can there be such a thing......"
"yes......"
Boom!
Without warning, a gunshot rang out, black smoke filled the air, and a soaring white pelican in the distant sky immediately fell.
Pierce licked his thumb proudly, casually threw the missing spear to his assistant, and picked up the second gun, boom!
The whole station fell silent for a moment, with the chefs cooking, the cooks who prepared the ingredients, the sailors who had come from naval ships, the maids who were busy playing coquettishly around Yacharin, and the ferocious hounds who had been restless a few days ago......
These creatures, who knew nothing about Pierce, opened their mouths in unison, and watched in amazement as Pierce, with the cooperation of his assistants, slowly harvested the white pelicans flying in the sky.
After six shots, the sky cleared, and all the seabirds fled to sea in a panic, and there was no target to shoot at in the entire hunting grounds.
Acharin laughed.
"What are you waiting for, lads, let's get our hounds running! Today's hunting grounds belong to us, to the young hunters of the Pittorio family! ”
"Oh!"
The dog's guard let go of the reins, and the impatient hound scurried towards the mudflats like a wild horse, and Pierce rubbed his shoulders and stood up, discarding his spear in his hand in a boring manner: "Hey, solid ground is more boring than tree branches, this kind of shooting is really no fun...... Ah, brother, Sister Henna is back. ”
Henna, like the wind, followed Pierce's voice out of the woods: "Lorraine, let them smoke thicker." Zilnede has come to find fault, but seems to be a little unsure of where we are. ”
"Can't find us? Over here...... Is it hidden? ”
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